Using 'analog' techniques like 'watercolor' painting within the digital realm of art production is often used in cinema, animation & game projects which are aimed to convey a deeper and maybe more spiritual context / meaning. A great example of this can be seen in a movie like 'A Monster Calls' where a strong spiritual connection is made between A) the stylistic visualization of the stories told by the 'Monster' and B) in which those stories coincides with the main protagonist current life -story, -situation, character trades & family bonds. In fact the portrayed watercolor painted fantasy-world in which these stories / daydreams take place, are conceived / projected by the protagonist's mortally sick mother with whom he has a difficult relationship because of fear of loosing her.
*In the movie this telling of stories is done by amazing 2d & 3d animation effects in which 'watercolor' is used as a prominent overarching narrative device throughout the whole movie, which serves as a sub-textual bridge between mother and son.
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The same use of watercolor effects can be seen in the title sequence of the television series 'Marco Polo'.
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Unity Shader Tech: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBkub2TsbCFIfdhuxRr2Lrw/videos
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Here a video of someone creating an ink brush like effect in the Unity game engine using various mixed techniques.
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Here a video of someone trying to reproduce 'watercolor-like' effects in Unity 5 by procedural shading techniques.
The animation film 'Song by the Sea' is another wonderful example in which a painterly water-color style is applied to achieve a very personal look & feel of the world in which the story takes place. The 'illustrative' style, often seen in children's books in order to support the story, is very effective in conveying & provoking a very intimate environment in which the viewer can easily drown. Also the feel of surface 'texture' plays an important role in achieving this.
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In Pixar's 'Finding Dory' the underwater scene visuals are a stunning example of how correct usage of color, light & atmospherics can create a beautiful submerged feeling.
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